Medical History Fact or Fiction

Question 1

In ancient Rome, doctors performed brain surgery with the same tools used for gladiator combat.

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Fiction

Question 2

In the 1800s, doctors believed diseases were caused by "miasma" or bad air.

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Fact

Question 3

During the Black Plague, some doctors wore live frogs around their necks as a form of disease prevention.

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Fiction

Question 4

The first successful human organ transplant was a kidney transplant in 1954.

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Fact

Question 5

The Hippocratic Oath, traditionally taken by doctors, originally included a promise to never perform surgery.

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Fact

Question 6

The first recorded case of a successful cesarean section where both mother and baby survived was performed in the 1500s.

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Fact

Question 7

Ancient Egyptians used honey as an antiseptic because they knew it killed bacteria.

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Fiction

Question 8

During the 1600s, surgeons often used boiling water to sterilize their tools.

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Fiction

Question 9

In Victorian England, patients were given mercury pills to help with indigestion.

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Fiction

Question 10

The Guinness World Record for the longest surgery is over 4 days long.

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Fact

Question 11

The world’s first known medical school was founded in the 9th century.

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Fact

Question 12

Leonardo da Vinci was arrested for performing illegal human dissections.

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Fiction

Question 13

Aspirin was originally derived from tree bark.

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Fact

Question 14

In medieval times, barbers performed surgeries such as amputations and lithotomy.

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Fiction

Question 15

Your brain generates enough electricity to power a small lightbulb.

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Fact

Question 16

The first hospitals were established in Ancient Greece.

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Fiction

Question 17

A physician was once executed for refusing to diagnose the king’s illness.

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Fiction

Question 18

The stethoscope was invented because a doctor was uncomfortable placing his ear on a patient’s chest.

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Fact

Question 19

Trepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in the skull, was used as early as 7,000 years ago.

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Fact

Question 20

Medieval doctors used garlic for the Black Plague, believing in its scientific antibacterial effects.

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Fiction

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